The brother of a Pakistani doctor jailed for helping the United States track down Osama bin Laden says he is innocent and should be granted a new trial. A tribal court in northwest Pakistan last week sentenced Shakil Afridi to 33 years in prison for treason. Afridi was accused of running a fake vaccination campaign […]
Brother Urges New Trial for Pakistani Doctor Jailed for Helping CIA
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
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Panetta: US Plans to End War in Afghanistan ‘On Track’
Posted May 27th, 2012 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has defended plans to gradually wind down military operations in Afghanistan by the end of 2014. Speaking Sunday on ABC’s This Week program, the Pentagon chief said NATO forces still have a fight on their hands, but that “it is on the right track.” Panetta said there will be no […]
Bomb Kills 3 in SW Pakistan
Posted May 27th, 2012 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a remote-controlled bomb exploded near a police van in the country’s southwest Sunday, killing three passers-by and wounding at least one other person. The officials say the blast took place in Quetta, the capital of the restive Baluchistan province bordering Afghanistan and Iran. They say the bomb was planted on a donkey […]
US Drone Strike Kills 3 Militants in Pakistan
Posted May 26th, 2012 at 1:45 am (UTC-5)
Security officials in northwest Pakistan say a U.S. drone strike has killed at least three suspected militants. Authorities say the missile strike Saturday happened in Miran Shah, the main town in the North Waziristan tribal region, a known hide-out of Taliban and al-Qaida-linked militants. Drone strikes have become an increasingly contentious issue between Washington and […]
Gunmen Attack Bus, Killing 7 in Southern Pakistan
Posted May 25th, 2012 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
Gunmen opened fire on a bus in southern Pakistan Friday, killing seven people. Police say several others were wounded in the attack, which took place on a highway in the remote Kazi Ahmed district of Sindh province. The bus was on its way from the southern port city of Karachi to the town of Kohat […]
Pakistan Rejects US Criticism of Jailing Doctor Who Helped Catch Bin Laden
Posted May 24th, 2012 at 8:15 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan on Thursday rejected U.S. criticism of the jailing of a Pakistani doctor who helped the United States track down Osama bin Laden, as a U.S. congressional panel agreed to cut aid to Pakistan to protest his imprisonment. A court in the northwestern Khyber tribal region sentenced Shakil Afridi to 33 years in prison for […]
Pakistan Rejects US Criticism of Jailing Doctor Who Helped Catch Bin Laden
Posted May 24th, 2012 at 6:05 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan on Thursday rejected U.S. criticism of the jailing of a Pakistani doctor who helped the United States track down Osama bin Laden, as a U.S. congressional panel agreed to cut aid to Pakistan to protest his imprisonment. A court in the northwestern Khyber tribal region sentenced Shakil Afridi to 33 years in prison for […]
Pakistan: Fate of Jailed Doctor Who Helped Find Bin Laden Up to the Courts
Posted May 24th, 2012 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan on Thursday rejected U.S. criticism of the jailing of a Pakistani doctor who helped the United States track down Osama bin Laden, while a U.S. congressional panel cut aid to protest his imprisonment. A court in Pakistan’s Khyber tribal region Wednesday sentenced Shakil Afridi to 33 years in prison for treason. He was accused […]
Drone Strike Kills 10 Suspected Militants in NW Pakistan
Posted May 24th, 2012 at 1:00 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani intelligence officials say a U.S. drone strike has killed 10 suspected militants in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal area near the Afghan border. The officials said the unmanned aircraft fired two missiles Thursday into a compound east of Miran Shah. The attack comes a day after officials said a drone strike killed four militants in the […]
Pakistani Doctor Jailed for Helping CIA in Bin Laden Hunt
Posted May 23rd, 2012 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
Officials in Pakistan say the Pakistani doctor who helped the United States track down Osama bin Laden has been sentenced to 33 years in prison for treason. Shakeel Afridi was accused of running a fake vaccination campaign to help the CIA obtain DNA samples of the al-Qaida leader and members of his family to confirm […]
